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Chicken meat vs. Cheese — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken meat and cheese different?

  • Chicken meat has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B6; however, cheese is richer in calcium, phosphorus, vitamin B12, vitamin A, vitamin B2, and zinc.
  • Cheese covers your daily need for saturated fat, 75% more than chicken meat.
  • Chicken meat has 144 times more vitamin B3 than cheese. Chicken meat has 8.487mg of vitamin B3, while cheese has 0.059mg.
  • Chicken meat contains less saturated fat.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat, and skin, cooked, roasted and Cheese, cheddar types were used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 4.5% 20% 47% 22% 53% 78% 11% 2.6% 130%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 213% 6.7% 5.3% 10% 99% 195% 85% 3.5% 155%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +193.4%
Contains more IronIron +800%
Contains more CopperCopper +120%
Contains less SodiumSodium -87.4%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +17.4%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +4633.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +87.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +150%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +35%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +19.2%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 16% 5.4% 0% 16% 39% 159% 62% 92% 38% 6% 3.8% 36%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 110% 14% 9% 7.3% 99% 1.1% 25% 15% 138% 6% 20% 9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +117.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +14284.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +151.2%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +506.1%
Contains more CholineCholine +299.4%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +587.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +163%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +154.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +266.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +440%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin K ~2.4µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken meat Cheese DV% diff.
Calcium 15mg 710mg 70%
Saturated fat 3.79g 18.867g 69%
Vitamin B3 8.487mg 0.059mg 53%
Phosphorus 182mg 455mg 39%
Vitamin B12 0.3µg 1.1µg 33%
Vitamin A 48µg 330µg 31%
Fats 13.6g 33.31g 30%
Vitamin B6 0.4mg 0.066mg 26%
Sodium 82mg 653mg 25%
Vitamin B2 0.168mg 0.428mg 20%
Zinc 1.94mg 3.64mg 15%
Iron 1.26mg 0.14mg 14%
Vitamin B5 1.03mg 0.41mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 5.34g 9.246g 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 2.97g 1.421g 10%
Choline 65.9mg 16.5mg 9%
Protein 27.3g 22.87g 9%
Selenium 23.9µg 28.5µg 8%
Calories 239kcal 404kcal 8%
Folate 5µg 27µg 6%
Cholesterol 88mg 99mg 4%
Copper 0.066mg 0.03mg 4%
Potassium 223mg 76mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.063mg 0.029mg 3%
Vitamin E 0.27mg 0.71mg 3%
Vitamin D 0µg 0.6µg 3%
Vitamin D 2IU 24IU 3%
Magnesium 23mg 27mg 1%
Carbs 0g 3.09g 1%
Net carbs 0g 3.09g N/A
Sugar 0g 0.48g N/A
Manganese 0.02mg 0.027mg 0%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 2.4µg 0%
Trans fat 0.917g N/A
Tryptophan 0.305mg 0.547mg 0%
Threonine 1.128mg 1.044mg 0%
Isoleucine 1.362mg 1.206mg 0%
Leucine 1.986mg 1.939mg 0%
Lysine 2.223mg 1.025mg 0%
Methionine 0.726mg 0.547mg 0%
Phenylalanine 1.061mg 1.074mg 0%
Valine 1.325mg 1.404mg 0%
Histidine 0.802mg 0.547mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.01g 0.01g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.04g 0.001g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.02g 0.017g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.007g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
27% 14% 59%
Protein: 27.3 g
Fats: 13.6 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 59.45 g
Other: 0 g
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23% 33% 3% 37% 4%
Protein: 22.87 g
Fats: 33.31 g
Carbs: 3.09 g
Water: 37.02 g
Other: 3.71 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +19.4%
Contains more WaterWater +60.6%
Contains more FatsFats +144.9%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
~equal in Other ~3.71g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
31% 44% 25%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 3.79 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 5.34 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 2.97 g
Cheese
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64% 31% 5%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 18.867 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 9.246 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.421 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -79.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +109%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +73.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken meat - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171450/nutrients
  2. Cheese - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173414/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.